• Instructional Practice Guides: guides for the teacher to use to judge his/her use of the Common Care instruction and practices of the teacher

• 2015-16 LA DOE Assessment Guidance Page

CCSS SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm - Smarter Balanced Grades 3-8

http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/3000/10294319.pdf - Ontario Curriculum Writing Exemplars Grades 1-8

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/CommonCoreClassroom/Mathematics/default.htm – A variety of websites with Common Core Exemplars including Sample Mathematics Tasks with Teacher Planning Sheet, Rubric and Student Samples


Informative Sites - Whats and Whys of the CCS /PARCC

• http://www.corestandards.orgCommon Core Standards
• http://www.edutopia.org/common-core-state-standards-resourcesEdutopia resources for information about the CCS
• http://achievethecore.org

PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORK:

• http://www.parcconline.org/assessments/practice-tests: This site is for teachers to
  inform themselves about the new assessment that will be given to the students.

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Ideas for Implementing the CCS

• http://catlintucker.com/2012/05/10-tech-tools-to-effectively-teach-the-common-core-standards-english-math/11 sites with examples of how the sites can be used to implement the CCS
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/Links in purple on the left side of the website have TONS of information of how North Carolina is implementing the CCS
• Wiki-TeacherSign up for a free account and then check out "Unwrapped Standards"
• https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos - videos that have CCSS model lessons for all grade levels and disciplines
• http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute- compilation of videos that deal with the Common Core Standards
• CURRICULUM EXEMPLARS FROM Engage NY for ELA/literacy and Mathematics:
  https://www.engageny.org/search-site?search=math+exemplars: provides examples to model lessons after
• Tulare County Math CCSS Site - scroll down for benchmarks and templates
• K-5 Math Teaching Resources - grade level links on the left side; interactive white board links further down on left
• Howard County Public Schools Wiki - Look under last picture at right to find links to all grade levels. TASK BASED ACTIVITIES under "Assessing..." link
• Granite School District Math Vocabulary - CCCS Math Vocabulary Cards for grades K-7.

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Teacher Videos about the CCS

• http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-video-series/
• http://lpb.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=common+core+
• https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos - videos that have CCSS model lessons for all grade levels and disciplines
• http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute- compilation of videos that deal with the Common Core Standards

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Mathematics Information

• http://illustrativemathematics.org/standards/k8: breaks down the strands and benchmarks to be taught in the K-8 curriculum
• Georgia CCCS - K-5
• Georgia CCCS - 6-8
• New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning>